Early Day Motions

HOSPICE FUNDING

That this House notes that the charity Help the Hospices have submitted an urgent proposal to the Secretary of State for Health requesting that interim hospice funding be considered as part of the Government's 2002 Spending Review pending a longer term solution based on the NICE review into supporti

APPRENTICE TRAINING AT ABERPORTH AND BOSCOMBE DOWN

That this House condemns the decision of the Secretary of State for Defence to cease supporting apprentice training at Aberporth and Boscombe Down; and demands that he reconsider his decision.

UK REGISTER OF ORGANIC FOOD STANDARDS

That this House is opposed to proposals by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to scrap the UK Register of Organic Food Standards; and believes that an independent body is essential to ensure standards in organic food production.

HOSPITALITY TRAINING FOUNDATION

That this House notes the importance of the hospitality industry in providing one in 10 of all jobs and one in five of all new jobs; recognises the excellent work carried out by the Hospitality Training Foundation in working with employers to create a nationally-recognised qualifications framework f

LANDFILL TAX CREDIT SCHEME

leave out from "House" to end and add "notes the comments of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee in their report 'Delivering Sustainable Waste Management' that "The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme provides a convoluted and, to date, ineffective method of funding sustainable waste ma

LONG TERM CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

leave out from 'Government' to end and add 'to follow the excellent example shown by the Scottish Executive, which is committed to funding both nursing and personal care in Scotland from 1st July 2002.'.

HUNTING VOTES AND SCOTTISH HONOURABLE MEMBERS

after 'March;' leave out to end and add 'notes that as elected members of the United Kingdom House of Commons they have every right to do so; and congratulates them on voting to extend across the whole of the UK the historic decision of the Scottish Parliament to end the cruel and barbaric sport of

HUNTING VOTES AND SCOTTISH HONOURABLE MEMBERS

leave out from 'March' and insert 'as is their constitutional right, notes that the precedent for this was set some years ago when honourable Members on the Government benches at that time voted to introduce the poll tax in Scotland; and urges all honourable Members from all parts of the UK to vote

CONDITIONS IN DUNGAVEL DETENTION CENTRE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

That this House notes with concern reports of conditions in the Dungavel Detention Centre for asylum seekers, with the lack of privacy and no freedom of movement effectively creating a prison environment for people who are guilty of no offence, including young children; further notes with concern th

MR ALAIN BAXTER AND HIS OLYMPIC MEDAL

That this House believes that Scottish skier and British bronze medallist Alain Baxter should not have had his medal revoked by the International Olympic Committee, and while deploring misuse of drugs in sport has absolutely no reason to doubt Mr Baxter's explanation that the methamphetamine substan

ALAIN BAXTER

That this House condemns the decision by the International Olympics Committee to strip Alain Baxter of his Bronze Olympic Medal; believes that the IOC should distinguish between someone taking medication and a 'drugs cheat'; and furthermore believes that Alain Baxter thoroughly deserves his medal an

LETTERS OF COMFORT FOR THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

That this House disapproves of the Minute from the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, dated 20th March, concerning letters of comfort in respect of the Public Private Partnership contracts for the London Underground; believes that the arguments against proceeding with the Pub

PROPOSED CONTINGENT LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

That this House notes the Minute from the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, dated 20th March, concerning a proposed contingent liability in respect of the issue of letters in support of the Public Private Partnership contracts for the London Underground; further notes that c

ROYAL AIR FORCE

That this House notes with grateful thanks the service given by members of the RAF who were killed in training accidents since the foundation of the RAF on 1st April 1918, and were thereby prevented from serving their country as they had desired.

AGGREGATES LEVY (S.I., 2001, No. 4027)

That the Aggregates Levy (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 4027), dated 19th December 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 20th December, be revoked.

AGGREGATES LEVY (S.I., 2002, No. 761)

Than an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Aggregates Levy (General) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 761), dated 21st March 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21st March, be annulled.

PRISON REFORM (No. 3)

That this House notes with concern that the number of men, women and children in prison has reached a record of 70,000; and calls on the Government to implement the five-point programme proposed by the Howard League for Penal Reform, including using executive release powers for prisoners serving les

LPG VEHICLES

That this House believes that the fact that there are now more than 65,000 vehicles in the UK propelled by liquefied petroleum gas is a sign that the public increasingly recognises the environmental and health benefits of LPG over petrol and diesel; notes the significant contribution that a switch t

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (S.I., 2002, No. 548)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 548), dated 7th March 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11th March, be annulled.

ESTABLISHED CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR FURTHER EDUCATION STAFF

That this House acknowledges the great contribution of further education teaching staff and support staff in educational achievements gained by their students; believes it essential that model conditions of employment are established for such staff engaged in this national education service; and con

H.M. PRISON SERVICE AND GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL

That this House congratulates the Government on its decision to extend the granting of the Golden Jubilee Medal previously confined to the armed forces and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to members of the emergency services; but is disappointed that members of HM Prison Service who have completed five ye

GRANADA plc AND CARLTON COMMUNICATIONS plc AND ITV DIGITAL

That this House considers that Granada plc and Carlton Communications plc have a moral and legal obligation towards funding ITV Digital; registers its condemnation of both Granada and Carlton if they cancel ITV Digital; expresses deep alarm that the loss of the legally promised payments by ITV Digit

INVESTMENT IN CARDIFF BAY

That this House notes that with the advent of the National Assembly for Wales, the electorate were promised new politics; further notes that this new politics has resulted in the National Assembly wasting millions of pounds of public money on projects in one of the richest areas of Wales, Cardiff Ba

TEACHING OF CREATIONISM

That this House condemns the teaching of creationism in science lessons at Emmanuel CTC Gateshead; calls for an immediate re-inspection by Ofsted; notes that young earth creationism believes the earth is only thousands of years old and has no scientific basis; and therefore believes that it has no p

PARISH COUNCILS

That this House notes that the letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs on 21st March to honourable Members falls far short of an apology for the erroneous information about parish councils that he placed in the Library; further notes the concern of hard working parish councillors regarding Govern